Combined key chain and tag holder



.Jan. 30, 1923. 1,443,889

F. WlLLiAMS. COMBINED KEY CHAIN AND TAG HOLDER. FILED JULY 12, I921.

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Patented Jan. 30, 1923.

UNITE' STA'EES rare FRANK WILLIAMS, 0F no'rsraines, SOUTH DAKOTA.- 3

COMBINED KEY CHAIN AND TAG- HOLDER.

Application filed July 12,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK lVILLIAMs, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Hot Springs, in the county of Fall River and State of South Dakota, have lnvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Key Chain and Tag Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to key chain fastenings and tags, and has for an object the provision of novel identification tag holding means, associated with a fastening for detachably connecting a chain to a tag holder in a manner which will prevent the accidental disengagement of the chain from the holder, or the dissociation of the parts of the holder which might result in the loss of the tag.

A further object of this invention is to produce a tag holder having means for interengaging a chain, associated with novel means for preventing separation of those parts of the tag holder which engagethe chain, novel means being provided for preventing the accidental dislodgment of the holder retaining element.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed' In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 illustrates a view in perspective of a tag holder and chain connecting device embodying the invention;

Figure 2 illustrates a plan view of sections of the tag holder;

Figure 3 illustrates a longitudinal sectional view of the tag holder connected to the chain; and

Figure 4 illustrates a sectional view on a line corresponding with the line 44 of Fig. 3.

In these drawings 5 denotes a section of a tag holder, and 6 anothersection thereof,

1921. Serial No. 484,088.

and the same may be termed plates in that r they are preferably formed of metal, each of which is outwardly dished or bent at the center, whereas their marginal edges are undisturbed and are adapted to fit closely together for the purpose of holding a tag in the space between the plates. The said plates are pivotally connected together by an eyelet 7 in which a link 8 of a chain 9 is anchored, the said chain being, of course, of any appropriate length for holding keys.

The plate 5 terminates in a shank 10, and the plate 6 has a shank 11 of identical contour, so that when the plates are superimposed, the edges of the shank register or aline. The shank 10 has an aperture 12 and a slot 13, the latter of which is restricted in width as compared with the diameter of the aperture, the said slot terminating at the inner edge of the shank at or about its point of junction with the plate. The shank.

11 has an aperture 14 and a slotted portion 15 extending through the inner edge of the shank at a point opposite the aperture and slot of the shank 10, the said slots and apertures constituting'clearances for the reception of a link or loop 16, preferably formed of flat material which has its outer end connected to the chain 9. A. band or clip 17 embraces the link 16 and is of a size to embrace the shanks 10 and 11 when they are in the assembled relation shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4:, the said clip closely engages the said shanks to prevent them from movement, so that the two sections 5 and 6 of the tag holder are effectually retained in place, H

while at the same time the loop 16 is prevented fromdisengaging from the shanks. When the parts are in the assembled relation shown, the band or clip furthermore covers the slots 13 and 15 and portions of the apertures. One of the plates may have a seator recess such as 18, and the other plate has a struck-up portion 19 forming a knob or spur which enters the recess 18 to holdthe parts further in their assembled relation.

While I have described this device as being formed of metal, it is apparent that a frame-like structure could be constructed of constitute the plates might be made of celluloid or some transparent material through which the tag could be read.

I claim:

In a combined key chain and tag holder, plates having-corresponding shanks, means for pivotally connecting the plates together, each of the said shanks having apertures and opposed slots terminating at the inner edges of the said shanks, a key chain con- 10 nected to the tag holder at one end, a link projecting from the opposite end of the chain and adapted to fit over the shanks and in the slots and apertures of said shanks, and a retaining member slidable on the said link and embracing the shanks inside of the said link.

- FRANIQ lVILLIAMS. 

